Yearly Archives: 2019

Sully City Council meeting

Sully City Council holds half-hour meeting Monday

                The Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14. Councilmembers present were Jeff Brummel, Brad Rozendaal, Teryl Ver Ploeg, Gordon Yarrington, mayor Brent Vander Molen, city clerk Barbra Maasdam, and public works director Jeremy Behun. Guests present were Jim Gosselink and...

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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Jan. 17, 2019

The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Jan. 17, 2019

                                I have not made any New Year’s resolutions for several years.

                I don’t follow them so it was a waste of time. But this year, I’m going to try one last time.

                My first...

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Jeanetta Van Der Kamp, 97

                Jeanetta Van Der Kamp, 97, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at Newton Village Health Care Center in Newton. Thursday, Jan. 17, prayer services will begin at 1:30 p.m. at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella, with visitation starting at 1 p.m. Interment will be in Sully Cemetery.  Memorial donations may be given to Christian Opportunity Center or...

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Hudson Daniel

                Hudson Daniel Dunsbergen was born to Zach and Brooke Dunsbergen of Searsboro on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. He weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces.

                Grandparents are Robin Cheek of Ankeny and Dan and Sharla Dunsbergen of Sully.

                Great-grandparents are Melvin and Wanda Lanser of Lynnville...

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‘Read with me!’ visits Lynnville-Sully

  Lynnville-Sully welcomed KCCI 8 News anchor Marcus McIntosh to the school on Tuesday morning, Jan. 8. All students gathered in the middle school gym where McIntosh read “The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes” as part of the “Read with me!” program, a partnership between KCCI 8 News and EMC Insurance. Each month, one school among hundreds...
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Gas prices dip below $2 per gallon

If saving money in the new year is a resolution for 2019, consumers will notch a small victory when filling up the gas tank. In a Jan. 3 press release, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig reported the price of retail gasoline in Iowa dropped $.04, closing at $1.97. For the last several weeks, local...
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L-S wrestling finds success in Warhawk country

Five Hawk wrestlers wore the blue and gold for Lynnville-Sully at the North Mahaska Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 5, and all five Hawk wrestlers worked their way to the podium. Seniors Ty Breeden and Evan Squires led the squad with first-place finishes; senior Ben Van Wyk, sophomore CJ Snethen, and freshman Brady Sassman all finished...
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